JP2002358598A - Method and device for outputting working number of construction machines, and working number management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently arrange rental machines by easily grasping how many construction machines are rented and where they are arranged. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a map data memory 5g for outputting map data of a place where the construction machine is arranged on the screen of a display device 11,a working information editing processing part 5d for overlay-displaying data which indicates the working number of the construction machines in the map data which is displayed on the screen, a graphic conversion processing part 5f and a composition display part 5h.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for outputting the number of operating construction machines, which are suitable for ascertaining the number of operating construction machines deployed at each site, and to an operating number management system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, operation management of rented construction machines is mainly performed for the purpose of calculating rental costs and performing periodic inspections. Time, work time, etc. are managed.
Since such operation management is performed for each class in the rental machine, it is possible to select and provide a class of construction machines according to the needs of the customer from those having a low operation rate. Such operation management is effective when the rental area of the rental machine is limited as in a local rental company.

[0003]

On the other hand, in a wide-area rental company that lends the whole area of Japan, the operation management method described above requires the number of operating machines, that is, how many construction machines are rented in which area. There is a problem that cannot be grasped.

[0004] In order to increase rental efficiency, a wide-area rental company needs to equalize rental machines so that the number of operating units does not protrude or decrease in a specific rental area. However, with the conventional operation management method that does not target the management of rental machines in a wide area, for example, it is not possible to predict even a phenomenon in which one of two adjacent rental areas has a shortage of rental machines and the other has a surplus, and Since no measures could be taken, leveling could not be achieved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems in the conventional operation management method of a rental machine, and is intended to make it possible to easily ascertain in which area and how many construction machines are rented. It is intended to provide a method and an apparatus for outputting the number of operating construction machines, which can efficiently deploy rental machines, and a system for managing the number of operating construction machines.

[0006]

According to a method for outputting the number of operating machines of the present invention, map data of a place where a construction machine is deployed is output, and the output map data includes data indicating the operating number of the construction machines. The point is that the output is repeated.

[0007] According to the above-mentioned operation number output method, the operation number of construction machines is shown on a map, so that the operation number of each deployed location can be grasped at a glance.

In the output method, if the map data is divided into a plurality of areas and the operating number is indicated for each of the divided areas, for example, a construction site where a construction machine is deployed, a region, or the construction machine It is possible to know the number of operating units by operating range of the business offices managed.

[0009] The data indicating the number of operating units can be output on the map data by color coding or a graph, or can be output by classifying each type of construction machine. When outputting the map data and the number of operating units, it is preferable to display an overlay on a screen of a display device.

The number-of-operations output device for construction machines of the present invention comprises:
Map data output means for outputting map data of a place where the construction machine is deployed, and operation data output means for outputting data indicating the number of operating construction machines on the output map data, and outputting the map data. That is the gist.

According to the working number output device of the present invention, the working number data output means outputs the working number of construction machines superimposed on the map output by the map data output means. The number of operating units can be grasped at a glance.

When the map data is divided into a plurality of areas, it is preferable that the data indicating the number of operating construction machines is classified for each area and stored in the storage means. Further, it is preferable that the storage unit is configured to receive data indicating the number of operating units from the outside and update the content thereof.

When outputting the map data and the data indicating the number of operating units, it is preferable to display an overlay on a screen of a display device.

A construction machine operating number management system according to the present invention comprises: an operating state detecting means for detecting an operating state; a transmitting machine for transmitting the detected operating information as data; A receiving unit configured to receive the data indicating the operating state transmitted from the construction machine,
The gist is that it further comprises an operating number calculating means for obtaining the operating number based on the data indicating the operating state.

According to the operating number management system of the present invention,
Since the operation state of the construction machine is detected and transmitted to the operation number output device, and the operation number is obtained, the latest operation number of the construction machine can be output while being superimposed on the map.

If the construction machine side of the operation number management system is provided with a GPS (Global Positioning System) on the construction machine side, and the current position of the construction machine is added to data indicating the operation state and transmitted to the operation number output device, It is possible to output the current position of the machine and output the trajectory of the construction machine.

[0017]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the operating number management system of the present invention. A hydraulic shovel as a construction machine is equipped with a so-called mechatronic system for electronically controlling the entire machine body. Things.

Referring to FIG. 1, an operating number management system includes an operating information detecting device 1 which is mounted on an upper swing body of a hydraulic shovel and includes a microcomputer, and an operating information communication device which is connected to the operating information detecting device 1 by serial communication. It is mainly composed of a device 2 and an operation information management device 5 that communicates with the operation information communication device 2 through the communication satellite 3 and the base station 4. The operation information management device 5 is a wide area rental company, or It consists of a host computer installed in a construction machine manufacturer.

On the input side of the operation information detecting device 1, a key switch unit 6, an alternator 7, a fuel sensor 8
And the pressure sensor 9 are connected. Then insert the engine key 6a into the key switch unit 6 and press "LOCK".
→ When switched to the “ON” position, the power of the battery (not shown) is supplied to the operation information detecting device 1. Then "ST
Switching to "ART" starts the engine of the excavator (not shown).

When the engine is started and a power generation signal is output from the alternator 7, the operation information writing unit 1a stores the engine start date and time in the operation information memory 1b. Further, when the engine is stopped and the power generation signal is no longer output from the alternator 7, the operation information writing unit 1a stores the engine stop date and time in the operation information memory 1b.

Further, the accumulated operation time of the hydraulic shovel measured by an hour meter 1c provided in the operation information detecting device 1 and the remaining fuel output from the fuel sensor 8 are also stored in the operation information memory 1b.

The pressure sensor 9 detects the operating pressure of, for example, an excavation attachment of the hydraulic excavator. When a signal is output from the pressure sensor 9, the excavation operation is actually performed. Therefore, when the power generation signal is output from the alternator 7 and the signal is output from the pressure sensor 9, the time is started as the work start time, and when the signal from the pressure sensor 9 disappears, the time is set as the work end time. Stop. Thereby, the work time in which the work was actually performed can be counted. In the above-described embodiment, the operation pressure of the excavation attachment is detected by the pressure sensor.
The operating pressure can be detected by using a pressure switch instead of the pressure sensor. Further, in the above embodiment, the excavation attachment has been described as an example of the operation pressure detection target. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation pressure for traveling, turning, etc. may be detected.

The components of the operation information detecting device 1 described above are conventionally incorporated in a mechatronic system for the purpose of controlling a hydraulic shovel.

The operation information in the operation information memory 1b is output to a communication processing unit 1d. The communication processing unit 1d is connected to the communication processing unit 2a of the operation information communication device 2. The operation information transmitted to the communication processing unit 2a is read by the operation information reading unit 2b, and transmitted to the communication satellite 3 via a transmission unit (transmission means) 2d and an antenna 10 described later. The transmission unit 2d is connected to an identification information memory 2e that stores identification information unique to the excavator, and transmits the operation information by adding its own identification information to the operation information when transmitting the operation information. ing.

The hydraulic excavator is equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System), which is a global positioning system. GPS has at least 3
This is a high-precision positioning system that receives transmission data from a number of artificial satellites with a receiver on the earth and measures the three-dimensional position of the receiver from the received data.
Positioning device 2 based on transmission data from S antenna 2f
g measures the position of the hydraulic shovel, and transmits the positioning information via the transmitting unit 2d as necessary.

An operation information management device 5 that receives the operation information (which may include positioning information) through the communication satellite 3 and the base station 4 is a receiving unit (receiving means) that receives the operation information.
5a, an operation information writing unit 5c that writes the received operation information into the operation information storage unit 5b, and operation information that reads necessary information from the operation information storage unit 5b according to a program stored in advance and performs editing processing. An edit processing unit 5d;
An editing result storage unit 5e for storing the result of the editing process, a graphic processing unit 5f for converting the editing result into graphic data, and combining the converted graphic data with the map data read from the map data memory 5g, Display device 11
And a composite display section 5h for displaying an overlay on the screen.

The display device 11 functions as a map data output unit.
d, the graphic processing unit 5f, the map data memory 5g, and the composite display unit 5h function as operating number data output means, and the operating information editing processing unit 5d functions as operating number calculating means.

Next, the configuration of each section of the operation information management device 5 will be described.

The operation information writing unit 5c specifies the rental machine number based on the identification information of the received operation information, and if the corresponding rental machine number exists in the operation information storage unit 5b, fetches the operation information, and Discard if not.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operation information storage unit 5b stores “use date”, “start time”,
Storage columns such as “end time”, “work time”, and “rental area” are prepared, and these pieces of operation information are sequentially stored with time. For example, rental machine number SK60
-0001 is rented to Asaminami-ku, March 1, 2000
It is stored that the engine was started at 8:00 am on the day, the engine was stopped at 11:15 am, and the work was performed for 3 hours and 15 minutes. The rental district shall be entered by the rental company administrator at the time of rental.

The operating information edit processing unit 5d calculates the number of operating units based on the operating information stored in the operating information storage unit 5b, accumulates the operating units for each rental district of the rental destination, and edits the operating result. To memorize.

FIG. 3 shows the contents stored in the editing result storage section 5e. Rental machines are classified for each lending area, and further classified by class (SK6) in the classified area.
0, SK70, SK75, SK100, SK115, SK235) collectively store rental machines. For example, in Asa Minami Ward, rental models SK60 are operating 6 units / month and SK70 are operating 2 units / month, and the cumulative operating hours are 40 hours and 10 hours, respectively. Also, coordinate information for displaying the cumulative number of operating units and the cumulative operating time on a map (however, when a graphic is displayed) is stored.

The graphic processing unit 5f includes an editing result storage unit 5e.
A) to the following based on the operation information stored in
One of the display modes as shown in f) is executed.

A) Display of cumulative number of operating units by color coding or pattern White is displayed in areas where the number of operating units is less than 10 units / month, and 10 to 20 units
Yellow for regions with less than 30 vehicles, green for regions with 20 to less than 30 vehicles, blue for regions with 30 to less than 40 vehicles, 40 or more vehicles
In regions with less than 50 vehicles, the cumulative number of operating units is displayed for each region by displaying the red color on the map.

If the display device 11 is a monochrome display, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, a plurality of types of hatching patterns having different densities are overlaid on a map as shown in FIG. The number can be displayed by region.

B) Display of cumulative number of operating units by graph FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional display of the cumulative number of operating rental units for each region in a bar graph, and the bar graphs classified by machine type (SK60, SK70...) The height corresponds to the cumulative number of operating units.

By displaying the graphic in this manner, it is possible to grasp at a glance which rental model is operating in which region and how much.

C) Display of the cumulative number of operating units by graphic FIG. 6 shows a display of the cumulative number of operating units by a graphic excavator, and the size of each hydraulic excavator corresponds to the cumulative number of operating units. . For example, in the figure, the largest excavator a has a cumulative operating number of 20 or more and less than 30 units / month, the middle-sized excavator b has 10 or more and less than 20 units / month, and the smallest excavator c has the smallest size.
Less than 10 vehicles / month are shown.

Further, FIG. 7 uses a hydraulic excavator, which is the same as that shown in FIG. 6, but the cumulative number of operating units is represented by the boom undulation angle. In the figure, d indicates the cumulative number of operating vehicles is 40 or more and less than 50 units / month, e indicates 30 or more and less than 40 units / month, f indicates 20 or more and less than 30 units / month, and g indicates 10 or more and 20
Less than the number of vehicles / month and h indicate less than 10 vehicles / month, respectively.

If the sizes shown in FIG. 6 are classified according to the class of the hydraulic shovel and combined with the graphic display of FIG. 7, the cumulative number of operating units can be displayed by class.

D) Display of the cumulative number of operating units in three dimensions Each region on the map is displayed three-dimensionally. Specifically, the map is perspectively displayed on the screen, and the number of rental units is displayed in accordance with the cumulative number of operating units. Display the cumulative operating number by raising the area. In this case, it is preferable to make the protruding height proportional to the cumulative number of operating units.

E) Cumulative operating number display by dynamic display As shown in FIG. 6, the class of the hydraulic shovel can be represented by the graphic size of the hydraulic shovel, and the magnitude of the cumulative operating number can be represented by the moving speed. To express this moving speed on the screen, for example, the excavator is repeatedly moved in the lateral direction within the rental area, high speed moving indicates that the cumulative number of operating units is large, and low speed moving indicates that the cumulative operating number is small. What should I do?

Alternatively, it can be expressed by the discharge amount of a plume (stylized) blown out behind the hydraulic excavator.

F) Display of the transition of the cumulative number of operating units In each of the display modes described above, only the current cumulative number of operating units is displayed, but the progress of the operating unit in the rental area is displayed. May be configured.

For example, if the transition of the number of operating units in a rental area is displayed in a stepwise manner using a graphic excavator, the transition of the number of operating units can be grasped at a glance.

Although FIGS. 4 to 7 show an example in which the cumulative number of operating units is displayed only in a specific area, the present invention is not limited to this.
As shown in FIG. 8, by switching the screen of the display device 11 to the entire map of Japan, it is also possible to display the cumulative number of operating units for each prefecture. With this configuration, for example, a wide-area rental company can grasp at a glance the operating state of rental machines nationwide, thereby facilitating operation management.

Next, FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment of the operating number management system according to the present invention. This embodiment is directed to a relatively small hydraulic shovel not equipped with a mechatronic system.

The operation information management device 5 is shown in FIG.
The illustration is omitted because it has the same configuration as that of FIG. FIG.
The same components as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

In FIG. 9, a key switch unit 6, an alternator 7, and a fuel sensor 8 are connected via a voltage converter 13 to an input side of an operation information communication device 12 added to a hydraulic excavator. That is, a signal output from the input device is converted into a signal that can be processed by the operation information communication device 12 including a microcomputer.

The key switch unit 6 has an engine key 6
a is inserted and the engine of the excavator is started,
When the alternator 7 outputs a power generation signal, the operation information writing unit 12a stores the engine start date and time in the operation information memory 1
2b. Further, when the engine is stopped and the power generation signal is no longer output from the alternator 7, the operation information writing unit 12a stores the engine stop date and time in the operation information memory 12b. Further, the remaining fuel amount output from the fuel sensor 8 is also stored in the operation information memory 12b.

The operation information reading section 12c is provided with the internal clock 1
When the time signal from 2d is received and a predetermined time comes, the operation information stored in the operation information memory 12b is read out, and the transmission unit (transmission means) 12e and the antenna 10
The operation information is transmitted to the communication satellite 3 via.

Reference numeral 12f denotes an identification information memory storing identification information unique to the excavator. When the operation information is transmitted, its own identification information is added to the operation information and transmitted. As described above, the hydraulic shovel not provided with the mechatronics system is newly provided with the operation information communication device 12 having the function of collecting and transmitting the operation information.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the cumulative operating number is displayed for each section. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the cumulative operating number may be displayed for each operating range of the rental office. that way,
Since the machine operation rate can be grasped for a plurality of rental offices, it becomes possible to equalize the rental machines among the rental offices. Further, the cumulative number of operating units may be displayed for each construction site.

As described above, if the accumulated operation time is displayed for each area divided according to the purpose, it is possible to grasp the demand of the rental machine in each area. Can be used for planning a store opening.

Further, the present invention enables more advanced operation state management if used in combination with GPS. That is, if the current position of the operating hydraulic shovel is displayed on the map displayed on the screen of the display device 11 in an overlay manner, the arrangement of the individual hydraulic shovels can be grasped. Therefore, for example, even when the excavator in Asa-Minami Ward is short and replenished from Saiki-ku, the excavator of the required class can be easily selected with a short travel distance to Asa-Minami Ward. Will be able to

Further, if the movement of the hydraulic excavator is tracked using the GPS, abnormal behavior such as deviating from the work area can be checked, so that theft can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, the cumulative number of operating units is displayed as an overlay on a map.
When a printing device such as a Y plotter is connected, it may be configured to print out.

[0059]

As is apparent from the above description,
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the number of operating construction machines is shown on a map, the operation rate of each location where the construction machines are deployed can be grasped at a glance.

According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, a construction machine is provided for dividing the map data into a plurality of areas and outputting the data indicating the number of operating units for each of the divided areas. It is possible to know the occupancy rate by construction site, region, or business range of the business office that manages the construction machine.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the data indicating the number of operating units is output on the map data by color coding or a graph, it is easy to grasp the number of operating units in a plurality of areas.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the number of operating units is classified and output for each type of construction machine, the operating rate can be grasped in more detail.

According to the sixth and tenth aspects of the present invention, there is an advantage that visibility is excellent because map data and data indicating the number of operating units are displayed on the screen of the display device in an overlay manner.

According to the seventh and eighth aspects of the present invention, since the operation data output means is configured to output the number of operating construction machines on the map output by the map data output means, the location where the equipment is provided is provided. The operating rate for each can be grasped at a glance.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the data indicating the number of operating units is updated upon receiving data indicating the number of operating units from the outside, the updating of the data indicating the number of operating units can be automated.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, since the operation state of the construction machine is detected and transmitted to the operation number output device, the latest operation number of the construction machine can be output on the map. .

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, a GPS is provided on the construction machine side of the number-of-operations management system, and the current position of the construction machine is added to the data indicating the operation state and transmitted to the operation number output device. With this configuration, the current position of the construction machine can be grasped, and the movement locus of the construction machine can be output to help prevent theft.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an operating number management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing storage contents of an operation information storage unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing storage contents of an editing result storage unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a first display mode of the cumulative number of operating units.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a second display mode of the cumulative number of operating units.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a third display mode of the cumulative number of operating units.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a fourth display mode of the cumulative number of operating units.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a wide-area display form of the cumulative number of operating units.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the operating number management system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 operation information detection device 1a operation information writing unit 1b operation information memory 1c hour meter 1d operation information writing unit 2 operation information communication device 2a communication processing unit 2b operation information reading unit 2g positioning device 2d transmission unit 2e identification information memory 2f GPS Antenna 3 Communication satellite 4 Base station 5 Operation information management device 5a Receiving unit 5b Operation information storage unit 5c Operation information writing unit 5d Operation information editing processing unit 5e Editing result storage unit 5f Graphic processing unit 5g Map data memory 5h Synthesis display unit 6 Key switch unit 10 Antenna 11 Display device

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (reference) // G06F 17/60 104 G06F 17/60 104 F term (reference) 2C032 HB22 HC27 2D003 AA00 AB00 BA04 BA06 BA08 DA04 3E038 AA06 AA07 BA09 BA11 BA20 CA03 CA06 CA07 CB02 CB04 DA02 DA04 DB06 DB08 EA02 FA10 GA02 HA05 5H180 AA07 BB04 FF05 FF13 FF22 FF35 FF38 FF40

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An operation of a construction machine, comprising outputting map data of a place where a construction machine is deployed, and superimposing data indicating the number of operating construction machines on the outputted map data. Number output method. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the map data is divided into a plurality of areas, and data indicating the number of operating machines is output for each of the divided areas. 3. The output of the number of operating construction machines according to claim 2, wherein the area is divided based on a construction site where the construction machines are deployed, a region, or a business range of a business office managing the construction machines. Method. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the data indicating the operating number is output on the map data by color coding or a graph.
4. The method for outputting the number of operating construction machines according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the number of operating machines is classified and output for each type of construction machine. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the map data and the data indicating the number of operating machines are displayed in an overlay on a screen of a display device. 7. A map data output means for outputting map data of a place where a construction machine is deployed, and an operating number data output means for outputting data indicating the number of operating construction machines on the output map data. And a device for outputting the number of operating construction machines. 8. The number of operating construction machines according to claim 7, wherein the map data is divided into a plurality of areas, and the data indicating the number of operating construction machines is classified for each area and stored in a storage means. Output device. 9. The construction machine operating number output device according to claim 7, wherein said storage means is configured to receive data indicating the number of operating machines from outside and update the content thereof. 10. The number-of-operations-of-construction-machine output device according to claim 7, wherein the map data and the data indicating the number of operating units are displayed in an overlay on a screen of a display device. . 11. A construction machine comprising an operating state detecting means for detecting an operating state, and a transmitting means for transmitting the detected operating state as data, and an operating number output device according to any one of claims 7 to 10. Wherein the operating number output device further includes: a receiving unit that receives data indicating the operating state transmitted from the construction machine; and an operating number calculating unit that determines the operating number based on the data indicating the operating state. A system for managing the number of operating construction machines, comprising: 12. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein said construction machine is a GPS (Global Posit
12. The operating number management system for construction machines according to claim 11, further comprising an ioning system, wherein the current position of the construction machines is added to the data indicating the operating state and transmitted to the operating number output device.